Who has the best Rhodes sound ?

[Rocness]

Why not take a Rhodes MK VII? I believe that it comes closest .

Bests,
SoWi

Your right but I need midi .

The midi on the new Rhodes is not going to receive and play notes because it's a mechanical device .

I think the New Waldorf Zarenbourg may finally end this debate if it ever comes out .

[SoWi]

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[jimknopf]

First of all, the Mk VII just doesn't sound nearly as good as the original Rhodes MK I, II and V. In certain ranges it sounds easily as unauthentic as many software solutions.

Second midi in does not play notes on an electromechanical device.


So there are only few solutions left.
The software standard is the Scarbee library (now sold by Native Instruments)

The hardware standard is the Korg Kronos, perhaps together with Yamaha's CP1 - and Burningbush's custom patches instead of the factory ones.

Besides the Kronos factory patches, BurningBush and I have provided some more custom patches. You find the links in the Kronos forum. And everybody with a Kronos can do his/her own first class Rhodes custom patches as well. Plenty of editing possibilities are available in the Kronos

Nothing can replace the original. But if you are happy coming close, with stepless velocity playing dynamics as high as from the original Rhodes, just use a Kronos.
Problem solved - at least from my view.

[Rocness]

Hi , just wanted to know what keyboard you feel has the best rhodes sound ?

between :

Korg Oasys , Yamaha Cp series, Korg sv1 , Nord, Kurzweil or others .
With sound quality, effects (tremolo flanger delay etc..) and ease of use as top priority .

Thanks

Still looking for answers to this . I guess we can throw in the Kronos and something that has caught my attention of late the Nord Stage 2 .

[Rocness]

Please take the poll here
http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=69113

Peace !

[Rocness]

Wow ,
just going back and reading this thread , brings back memories of when everybody up here was friends .
Some great information here by some who have been either kicked off the forum or left on there own for what ever reason .
Well , it just reminds me of a more simpler time but anyway
Thank You All but the search for the best Rhodes sound continues .

[cello]

Wow ,
just going back and reading this thread , brings back memories of when everybody up here was friends .
Some great information here by some who have been either kicked off the forum or left on there own for what ever reason .
Well , it just reminds me of a more simpler time but anyway
Thank You All but the search for the best Rhodes sound continues .

Perhaps the Kronos did indeed 'change the game'...

[Dany]

Perhaps the Kronos did indeed 'change the game'...

...indeed, especially if one reminds the fact, that the Kronos EP-1 MDS Electric Piano would run on the OASYS as well, because it doesn't depend on the new disc streaming technology of KRONOS.

But one can still create some really outstanding and expressive Rhodes Sounds with the OASYS, using the Combi Mode by combining some STR-1 with HD-1 sounds!

I have one of my two OASYS-88 sitting next to a Fender Rhodes Mark-1 in my band room and I was able to create a Rhodes Sound on the OASYS which just astonishingly reproduces exactly the original sound and the play feeling of my original Mark-1 !

And you won't believe it, but I finally prefer my OASYS Rhodes clone over the original Mark-1 ! So my Mark-1 went into the status of a historical museum exhibit because of the OASYS...

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